Weirdness, loneliness, and Blue Monday

Blue. The colour of calmness, trust and harmony. But also sadness, as Queen Lana likes to remind us. A colour I barely wear on clothes, but that I love on nails and eyeshadow.

I have been talking a lot about the goodness that comes from being different, but it has its downsides, too. The most challenging one is probably loneliness, and I wanted to talk about it today, on Blue Monday.

Feeling misunderstood, misrepresented, and unable to fit in can be quite isolating. I know that pretty well. I'm no stranger to feeling like I don't belong, and I was unable to find my place for a very long time. That's why I do what I do.

When you feel alone, you crave connection. The most meaningful connections are made when you click with others -when you find your tribe. And, for that, your weirdness is key.

It'd be impossible to have a healthy relationship with someone who doesn't accept the real you and doesn't give you a safe space to be yourself. So, even though rejection hurts, it's better to move away from people who make you feel like that and stop pleasing them at the expense of your happiness.

The goal is to connect from a place of authenticity and self-love. And that involves, you guessed it, your weirdness. It's a helpful tool for leading you to your crowd and filtering out empty connections. A tool to be seen and heard. A tool to beat loneliness.